Lectures on the Philosophy of the Human Mind, Volume 3M. Newman, 1822 |
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... pleasures in thy presence reign , And smiling Plenty leads thy wanton train ; Eased of her load , Subjection grows more light , And Poverty looks cheerful in thy sight ; Thou mak'st the gloomy face of Nature gay , Giv'st beauty to the ...
... pleasures in thy presence reign , And smiling Plenty leads thy wanton train ; Eased of her load , Subjection grows more light , And Poverty looks cheerful in thy sight ; Thou mak'st the gloomy face of Nature gay , Giv'st beauty to the ...
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Page 574 - He looks abroad into the varied field Of nature, and, though poor perhaps, compared With those whose mansions glitter in his sight, Calls the delightful scenery all his own. His are the mountains, and the valleys his, And the resplendent rivers. His to enjoy With a propriety that none can feel, But who, with filial confidence inspired, Can lift to heaven an unpresumptuous eye, And smiling say —
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Page 456 - Why has not man a microscopic eye? For this plain reason, man is not a fly.